Where does “prostě” come from?

prostě (Czech) comes from Czech prostý, from Proto-Slavic prostъ, from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o-.

prostě (Czech): simply; just, simply

Definitions

  1. simply; just, simply

Ancestry of “prostě”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprostýsimple; free of; injective
2Proto-Slavicprostъsimple, straight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-sth₂o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prostъ →Every word from Czech prostý →